The first dailies were established in Japan in 1870.[1] In 2018 the number of the newspapers was 103 in the country.
Below is a list of newspapers published in Japan. (See also Japanese newspapers.)
Big five national newspapers in Japan includes: The Asahi Shimbun, Yomiuri Shimbun, Mainichi Shimbun, Nihon Keizai Shimbun, and Sankei Shimbun.[2]
National papers edit
Big six edit
- Yomiuri Shimbun (daily) 6,860,222
- The Asahi Shimbun (daily) 4,298,513
- Chunichi Shimbun / Tokyo Shimbun (daily) 2 ,321,414
- Mainichi Shimbun (daily) 1,933,714
- Nihon Keizai Shimbun (daily) 1,753,877
- Sankei Shimbun (daily) 1,026,293
Hokkaido edit
Block papers of Hokkaido edit
Regional papers of Hokkaido edit
- Sorachi
- Shiribeshi
- Otaru Shimpō (Otaru)
- Iburi
- Hidaka
- Hidaka Hōchi Shimbun (Urakawa)
- Oshima
- Hakodate Shimbun (Hakodate)
- Kamikawa
- Rumoi
- Nikkan Rumoi Shimbun (Rumoi)
- Sōya
- Nikkan Sōya (Wakkanai)
- Wakkanai Press (Wakkanai)
- Okhotsk
- Tokachi
- Tokachi Mainichi Shimbun (Obihiro)
- Kushiro
- Kushiro Shimbun (Kushiro)
Defunct newspapers of Hokkaido edit
- Kitami Mainichi Shimbun (Kitami, 1950 – 1989)
- Akabira Shimpō (Akabira, 1962 – 1990)
- Nikkan Asahikawa Shimbun (Asahikawa, 1984 – 1992)
- Okhotsk Shimbun (Kitami, 1989 – 1993)
- Bibai Shimpō (Bibai, 1949 – 1996)
- Hokkai Times (prefecture paper, 1946 – 1998)
- Nahokkai Times (prefecture paper, 1946 – 1998)
- Kitami Gorjetsu (Kitami, 1912 – 2001)
- Abashiri Shimbun (Abashiri, 1947 – 2004)
- Mikasa Times (Mikasa, 1949 – 2007)
- Bibai Shimbun (Bibai, 1996 – 2007)
- Sorachi Times (Ashibetsu, 1950 – 2007)
- Shari Shimbun (Shari, 1979 – 2008)
- Ishikari Minyū Shimbun (Ishikari, 1988 – 2009)
- Sapporo Times (Sapporo, 1999 – 2009)
- Okhotsk Shimbun (former Mombetsu Shimbun, Mombetsu, 1958 – 2009)
- Nikkan Iwamizawa Shimbun (Iwamizawa, 1949 – 2009)
- Engaru Shimbun (Engaru, 1976 – 2015)
- Minamisorachi Shimpō (Kuriyama)
- Chitose Mimpō (Chitose)
- Yūbari Times (Yūbari)
- Nemuro Shimbun (Nemuro)
- Haboro Times (Haboro)
Tōhoku region edit
Block paper of Tōhoku region edit
Prefecture papers of Tōhoku region edit
- Aomori
- Iwate
- Iwate Nippō
- Akita
- Akita Sakigake Shimpō
- Yamagata
- Yamagata Shimbun
- Fukushima
- Fukushima Minpō
Regional papers of Tōhoku region edit
- Aomori
- Iwate
- Iwate Nichinichi Shimbun (Ichinoseki)
- Morioka Times (Morioka)
- Tankō Nichinichi Shimbun (Ōshū)
- Tōkai Shimpō (Ōfunato)
- Miyagi
- Ishinomaki Hibi Shimbun (Ishinomaki)
- Ishinomaki Kahoku (Ishinomaki)
- Ōsaki Times (Ōsaki)
- Riasu no Kaze (Kesennuma)
- Sanriku Shimpō (Kesennuma)
- Akita
- Yamagata
- Shōnai Nippō (Tsuruoka)
- Fukushima
Defunct newspapers of Tōhoku region edit
- Miyagi Times (Kesennuma, – 1995)
- Ishinomaki Shimbun (Ishinomaki, 1946 – 1998)
- Kamaishi Shimpō (Kamaishi, 1982 – 1999)
- Jōyō Shimbun (Minamisanriku, – 2007)
- Senpoku Shimbun (Naruko, – 2007)
- Iwate Tōkai Shimbun (Kamaishi, 1948 – 2011)
- Minamisanriku Shimbun (Minamisanriku, 2008 – 2011)
- Fujisato Shimbun (Fujisato, 1959 – 2012)
- Ōdate Shimpō (Ōdate, 1980 – 2015)
- Fukkō Kamaishi Shimbun (Kamaishi, 2011 – 2021)
- Yonezawa Shimbun (Yonezawa, 1879 – 2021)
Kantō region edit
Prefecture papers of Kantō region edit
Regional papers of Kantō region edit
- Tochigi
- Mōka Shimbun (Mōka)
- Gunma
- Kiryū Times (Kiryū)
- Saitama
- Bunka Shimbun (Hannō)
- Chiba
- Bōnichi Shimbun (Tateyama)
- Kanagawa
- Shinsei Mimpō (Odawara)
- Tōkyō
Defunct newspapers of Kantō region edit
- Tōkyō Times (Kōtō, 1946 – 1992)
- Tochigi Shimbun (Utsunomiya, 1950 – 1996)
- Hitachi Mimpō (Hitachi, 1950 – 2000)
- Shin Ibaraki (Mito, 1952 – 2003)
- Nikkan Jōsō Shimbun (Chōshi, 1975 – 2009)
- Tama Newtown Times (Tama, 1969 – 2012)
- Bōsō Jiji Shimbun (Kisarazu, 1949 – 2012)
- Jōyō Shimbun (Tsuchiura, 1948 – 2013)
- Tokyo Nichi Nichi Shimbun (Tokyo, 1872 – 1943)
- Heimin Shinbun (Tokyo, 1903 – 1915)
- Nikkan Shimmimpō (Tokorozawa, 1952 – 2012)
- Nankai Times (Hachijō)
Chūbu region edit
Prefecture papers of Chūbu region edit
- Yamanashi
- Yamanashi Nichinichi Shimbun
- Nagano
- Shinano Mainichi Shimbun
- Niigata
- Niigata Nippō
- Toyama
- Kitanippon Shimbun
- Ishikawa
- Hokkoku Shimbun
- Fukui
- Fukui Shimbun
- Shizuoka
- Gifu
- Gifu Shimbun
Regional papers of Chūbu region edit
- Yamanashi
- Nagano
- Niigata
- Toyama
- Ishikawa
- Hokuriku Chūnichi Shimbun (Kanazawa)
- Fukui
- Nikkan Kenmin Fukui (Fukui)
- Shizuoka
- Fuji News (Fuji)
- Gakuyō Shimbun (Fujinomiya)
- Izu Shimbun (Itō)
- Numazu Asahi Shimbun (Numazu)
- Numazu Shimbun (Numazu)
- Aichi
Defunct newspapers of Chūbu region edit
- Himi Shimbun (Himi, 1936 – 2000)
- Suwa Maiyū Shimbun (Suwa, 1954 – 2004)
- Chūbu Shimpō (Hekinan, 1959 – 2004)
- Kokoku Shimbun (Shimosuwa, 1946 – 2005)
- Hida News (Hida, 1995 – 2005)
- Ina Mainichi Shimbun (Ina, 1955 – 2008)
- Hakuba Shimbun (Hakuba, 1975 – 2008)
- Nagoya Times (Nagoya, 1946 – 2008)
- Kōshoku Shimbun (Chikuma, 1982 – 2011)
- Chūnō Shimbun (Seki, 1947 – 2011)
- Shinshū Nippō (Iida, 1956 - 2013)
- Kyōdo Shimbun (Kakegawa)
Kinki region edit
Prefecture papers of Kinki region edit
Regional papers of Kinki region edit
- Mie
- Shiga
- Ōmi Dōmei Shimbun (Hikone)
- Shiga Hōchi Shimbun (HIgashiōmi)
- Kyōto
- Ayabe Shimin Shimbun (Ayabe)
- Kameoka Shimin Shimbun (Kameoka)
- Maizuru Shimin Shimbun (Maizuru)
- Rakunan Times (Uji)
- Ryōtan Nichinichi Shimbun (Fukuchiyama)
- Ōsaka
- Ōsaka Nichinichi Shimbun (Ōsaka)
- Jimmin Shimbun (Ibaraki)
- Nara
- Nara Shimbun (Nara)
- Wakayama
Defunct newspapers of Kinki region edit
Chūgoku region edit
Block paper of Chūgoku region edit
Prefecture papers of Chūgoku region edit
Regional papers of Chūgoku region edit
Defunct newspapers of Chūgoku region edit
- Bōchō Shimbun (Iwakuni, 1964 – 2006)
- Okayama Nichinichi Shimbun (Okayama, 1946 – 2011)
Shikoku edit
Prefecture papers of Shikoku edit
Regional papers of Shikoku edit
- Kagawa
- Shikoku Times (Takamatsu)
- Tokushima
- Tribune Shikoku (Tokushima)
- Ehime
- Yawatahama Mimpō (Yawatahama)
Defunct newspapers of Shikoku edit
- Nikkan Shin Ehime (Matsuyama, 1960 – 1986)
- Yawatahama Shimbun (Yawatahama, 1928 – 2019)
Kyūshū, Okinawa edit
Block paper of Kyūshū edit
Prefecture papers of Kyūshū and Okinawa edit
- Saga
- Saga Shimbun
- Nagasaki
- Nagasaki Shimbun
- Kumamoto
- Kumamoto Nichinichi Shimbun
- Ōita
- Ōita Gōdō Shimbun
- Miyazaki
- Kagoshima
- Minaminippon Shimbun
- Okinawa
- Okinawa Times
- Ryūkyū Shimpō
Regional papers of Kyūshū and Okinawa edit
- Fukuoka
- Ariake Shimpō (Ōmuta)
- Fukuoka Kenmin Shimbun (Fukuoka)
- Itoshima Shimbun (Itoshima)
- Kokura Times (Kitakyūshū)
- Saga
- Tosu Shimbun (Tosu)
- Nagasaki
- Kumamoto
- Nikkan Hitoyoshi Shimbun (Hitoyoshi)
- Ōita
- Konnichi Shimbun (Beppu)
- Miyazaki
- Yūkan Daily (Nobeoka)
- Kagoshima
- Okinawa
- Miyako Mainichi Shimbun (Miyakojima)
- Miyako Shimpō (Miyakojima)
- Yaeyama Mainichi Shimbun (Ishigaki)
- Yaeyama Nippō (Ishigaki)
Defunct newspapers of Kyūshū edit
Sports papers edit
Party organs edit
- Akahata (Red Flag) (newspaper of the Japanese Communist Party, daily)
- Jiyu Minshu (newspaper of the Liberal Democratic Party (Japan), weekly)
- Komei Shimbun (newspaper of the Komeito, daily)
- Press Minshu (newspaper of the Democratic Party of Japan, sub-weekly)
- Shakai Shimpo (newspaper of the Social Democratic Party (Japan), weekly)
Business papers edit
- Fuji Sankei Business i.
- The Kabushiki Shimbun
- Nihon Kogyo Simbun
- Nihon Securities Journal
- Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun
- Nikkei Kinyu Simbun (Nikkei Financial Daily)
- Nikkei Ryutsu Simbun (Nikkei Marketing Journal)
- Nikkei Sangyo Shimbun
- Nikkei Veritas
Industry papers edit
- The Chemical Daily
- The Education Newspaper
- The Hoken Mainichi Shinbun
- Denki Shimbun (Electric Daily News)
- Japan Food Journal
- The Japan Marine Daily
- Japan Rubber Weekly
- The Minato Daily
- National Chamber of Agriculture
- Nikkan Jidosha Shimbun
- Nihon Nogyo Shinbun
- The Suisan Times
Tabloids edit
English language papers edit
- The Asahi Shimbun Asia and Japan Watch
- The Japan News (formerly called The Daily Yomiuri)
- The Japan Times
- The Mainichi
- Nikkei Asian Review
- The Wall Street Journal Asia
- Tokyo Reporter, translates Japanese tabloids
- The Japan Times ST
- Asahi Weekly
- Japan Today
Chinese language papers edit
- Chubun Doho
- Jiho Shyukan
- Toho Doho
Braille papers edit
- Tenji Mainichi
Stance and circulation, only morning (2022) edit
- Yomiuri: conservative (high quality paper) 6,860,000
- Asahi: left (high quality paper) 4,290,000
- Chunichi Shimbun/Tokyo Shimbun: left (high quality paper) 2,320,000
- Mainichi: liberal/left (high quality paper) 1,930,000
- Nihon Keizai: business, conservative (high quality paper) 1,750,000
- Nikkan Geadai: left (tabloid) 1,680,000 (Nominal)
- Tokyo Sports: (sports) 1,390,000 (Nominal)
- Chunichi Sports/Tokyo Chunichi Sports: 1390,000
- Nikkan Sports: 1,350,000
- Houchi Shimbun: (sports) 1,350,000
- Sankei Sports: 1,230,000
- Yukan Fuji: right (tabloid) 1,050,000
- Sankei: right (high quality paper) 1,02 0,000
- Akahata (Red Flag): Communist Party bulletin 1,000,000
- Hokkaido Shimbun: left (high quality paper) 84,0000
- Daily Sports: 640,000
- Shizuoka Shimbun: left (high quality paper) 537,000
- Chugoku Shimbun: left (high quality paper) 510,000
- Nishinippon Shimbun: left (high quality paper) 427,000
- Shinano Mainichi Shimbun: liberal (high quality paper) 412 ,000
- Kobe Shimbun: left (high quality paper) 408,100
References edit
- ^ Yamamoto Taketoshi (Summer 1989). "The Press Clubs of Japan". Journal of Japanese Studies. 15 (2): 371–388. doi:10.2307/132360. JSTOR 132360.
- ^ Mark Hollstein (2008). "Japan's Insider and Outside Media Discourse about the SDF Dispatch to Iraq". In Eldridge, Robert D.; Midford, Paul (eds.). Japanese Public Opinion and the War on Terrorism (1st ed.). New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 99. ISBN 978-1-349-60328-2. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
Further reading edit
- De Lange, William (2023). A History of Japanese Journalism: State of Affairs and Affairs of State. Toyo Press. ISBN 978-94-92722-393.
- "Japan: Directory: the Press". Europa World Year Book. Europa Publications. 2004. ISBN 978-1-85743-254-1.
- Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, University of Oxford (2020), "Japan", Digital News Report, UK, OCLC 854746354
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